Q School 2019/3
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Q School 2019 Event 3
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| Attendees: | 218 |
| Venue: | Robin Park Leisure Center Wigan |
| Opening: | May 30, 2019 |
| Endgame: | 4th June 2019
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| Winner: |
 Barry Pinches Alex Borg Alexander Ursenbacher Andy Hicks 
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← 2019/2
2020/1 →
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The Q School 2019/3 was the third and final qualifying tournament for the Snooker Main Tour . The winners in the four groups of this tournament were given the right to start for the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons . The games took place immediately after the second tournament from May 30 to June 4, 2019 at the Robin Park Leisure Center in Wigan .
For both ex-professionals from the German-speaking area, the tournament was the last chance to make up for being eliminated from the Main Tour. Alexander Ursenbacher had the most difficult draw and had to compete against ex-professionals such as Sanderson Lam , Sydney Wilson , Fang Xiongman and Peter Lines as well as the talented young Chinese player Si Jiahui . He won the first 4 rounds confidently, against Xiongman and in the final against Lines he won each in the decision frame. This was the third time that he managed a two-year Main Tour qualification. Unlike Lukas Kleckers , who failed in round 3 despite a 3-2 lead by Allan Taylor . By leaving early, he also missed his good chances through the Order of Merit and became an amateur player again after two years as a professional. Andreas Ploner had no chance in round 3 against long-time professional Robin Hull , but was the only German-speaking amateur who made it into the top 20 of the overall ranking (minus the 12 qualifiers). Felix Frede set his best Q-School result by reaching round 3, Florian Nüßle just lost his opening game, but was able to console himself with the highest tournament break of 129 points. The German youth champion Umut Dikme had no problems and failed in round 1 to Robin Hull, after failing both times in the first two tournaments in round 1 and 2 respectively against the professional player Billy Joe Castle . Both for the German Robin Otto and the young Swiss Luis Vetter, the Q School was disappointing and both suffered their third first round defeat.
With Ursenbacher, three other ex-professionals qualified for the coming Main Tour seasons, but all others had to sit out beforehand. Alex Borg was only off for a year, but at 50 he was the oldest Q-School qualifier. Barry Pinches , who was last professional in 2016 and had played in professional business for the first time 30 years earlier, in 1989, was barely two years younger . Even Andy Hicks was already 45 years old and had been the longest professional abstinence with a period of 6 years.
It looked different in the Order of Merit . With Si Jiahui and Peifan Lei , two 16-year-old Chinese had won enough frames in the three tournaments to take one of the top four places in the adjusted overall standings. Even Billy Joe Castle , who with his top 4 placing his main tour farewell away and was able to extend by two years, was 26 years younger professionals. He and Si had each reached a playoff game and lost. Peter Lines missed direct qualification twice in one game , but indirectly managed to extend his long professional career immediately. At 49, he was the second oldest qualifier.
Results
218 players had registered for the tournament, eight of them had already qualified for the Main Tour through the first two tournaments. They did not compete anymore and the opponents assigned to them automatically advanced one round. Thus 210 players fought for the 4 qualification places that were available in this tournament. According to the official tournament mode, the tournament was played in 6 rounds until the four semi-finalists were determined. The semi-finals and finals were then no longer held. 180 players competed against each other in round 1, 38 players were seeded for round 2. All games were played in best-of-7 mode (4 winning frames).
For the sake of clarity, the results are presented in 4 groups, each representing a quarter of the tournament tree.
Group 1
Round 1
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Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round 4 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames |
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 Geng Mingqi
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Dean Young
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Geng Mingqi
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Jake Nicholson
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Cundy
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jake Nicholson
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Geng Mingqi
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shane Castle
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Amir Sarkhosh
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sam Gates
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amir Sarkhosh
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shane Castle
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Shane Castle
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Groves
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shane Castle
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Ka Wai Cheung
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Au Chi Wai
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ka Wai Cheung
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peifan Lei
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Callum Lloyd
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peifan Lei
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Peifan Lei
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Leo Fernandez
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Farakh Ajaib
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Robin Otto
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Long Zehuang
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Thomson
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Lees
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Thomson
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Keishin Kamihashi
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Keishin Kamihashi
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Billy Ginn
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Keishin Kamihashi
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Long Zehuang
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Long Zehuang
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Pagett
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Long Zehuang
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Rosa
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mateusz Baranowski
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Rosa
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Long Zehuang
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Fergal Quinn
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yu Kiu Chang
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ben Fortey
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yu Kiu Chang
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| Fergal Quinn
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Cooper
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fergal Quinn
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Fergal Quinn
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Marriott
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Marriott
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kl. | |||||||||||||||||
| Chen Zifan
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| Andy Marriott
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Felix Frede
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| Felix Frede
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ben Hancorn
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Group 2
Round 1
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Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round 4 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames |
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| Danny Brindle
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Ganderton
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Danny Brindle
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Borg
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Borg
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Thomond
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Borg
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Whelan
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ben Mertens
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| Adam Duffy
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Adam Duffy
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Whelan
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Callum Downing
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Whelan
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Borg
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor
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| Barry Lee
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 Hamza Akbar
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Hamza Akbar
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Owais Ali
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Owais Ali
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan
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| Hamza Akbar
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Dent
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Lukas Kleckers
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lukas Kleckers
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Lin Shuai
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Borg
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Billy Joe Castle
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| Adam Edge
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Roberts
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adam Edge
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| Kayden Brierley
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Garry Coulson
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kayden Brierley
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Kayden Brierley
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Keogan
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Muhammad Asif
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Stuart Hinton
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Muhammad Asif
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Keogan
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Keogan
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ian Brumby
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kayden Brierley
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Billy Joe Castle
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| James Silverwood
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| Billy Joe Castle
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Billy Joe Castle
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Jason Tart
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| Tyler Rees
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| Jason Tart
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Billy Joe Castle
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Taubman
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 Rodion Judin
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Busuttil
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rodion Judin
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Taubman
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Taubman
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Luke Pinches
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
Group 3
Round 1
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Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round 4 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames |
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| Andrew Doherty
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Aman Goel
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Doherty
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fang Xiongman
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Fang Xiongman
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fang Xiongman
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Robin Hull
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robin Hull
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Pendlebury
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robin Hull
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Andreas Ploner
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andreas Ploner
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Marvin Morgan
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| Fang Xiongman
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Ursenbacher
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Haydon Pinhey
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Raymond Fry
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Haydon Pinhey
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| Si Jiahui
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Si Jiahui
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Lee Daegyu
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| Si Jiahui
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Ursenbacher
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Kreishh Gurbaxani
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney Wilson
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney Wilson
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Ursenbacher
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Ursenbacher
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Saqib Nasir
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Ursenbacher
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pang Junxu
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zak Surety
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Zak Surety
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Womersley
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Womersley
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Shehzad Iqbal
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zak Surety
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Davies
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Yong
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Couch
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Couch
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Davies
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Aditya Mehta
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Davies
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Zak Surety
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Constantin Mateescu
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chae Ross
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Chae Ross
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Kershaw
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Blackwell
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wang Zepeng
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Watson
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wang Zepeng
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| Simon Blackwell
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Blackwell
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| Louis Heathcote
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Group 4
Round 1
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Round 2 best of 7 frames |
Round 3 best of 7 frames |
Round 4 best of 7 frames |
Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames |
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| Ian Desmier
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Neal Jones
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Neal Jones
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lucky Vatnani
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Heikki Niva
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lucky Vatnani
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Lucky Vatnani
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Thomerson
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Stephens
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| Riley Parsons
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| Lee Stephens
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Thomerson
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sean Maddocks
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Thomerson
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Thomerson
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Steven Hallworth
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ashley Hugill
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steven Hallworth
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Collumb
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Collumb
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ka Lam Lau
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Collumb
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Lewis Parnham
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard Binns
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard Binns
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
 Brian Ochoiski
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Qingtian Yang
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lewis Gillen
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ross Bulman
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ross Bulman
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Millington
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ross Bulman
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Davison
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liu Jiaming
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ian Preece
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Ian Preece
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Davison
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Davison
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hilborne
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ross Bulman
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qingtian Yang
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Richardson
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Every man
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Richardson
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhen Guan
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhen Guan
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Robbie McGuigan
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhen Guan
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qingtian Yang
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Qingtian Yang
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Chau Hon Man
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qingtian Yang
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Emery
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Emery
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kl. | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Cope
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Century breaks
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- ^ Q School Draws. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , April 30, 2019, accessed May 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Q School 2019. (PDF; 93 kB) Provisional Format of Play. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , April 30, 2019, accessed May 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Q School 2019 - Event 3 - Draw. (PDF; 1012 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , May 17, 2019, accessed May 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Qualifying School - Event Three (2019). Snooker.org, accessed June 4, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Eight players had already qualified in tournament 1 and tournament 2 and no longer competed. The players assigned to them progressed one round without a fight.
- ↑ Q School 2019 - Event 3 - Centuries. In: worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , accessed June 4, 2019 .